Description:

This seminar will tell the story of the Hamilton Spectator Code Red
series and its demonstration of wide variation in health between
Hamilton neighbourhoods, video-taped interviews will elicit the
experiences of patients and their families and the seminar will end with
a presentation designed to impart understanding of the impact that
social factors have on the practice of clinical medicine.

Learning Objectives:

To understand the relation of social inequity to health status and consumption of health services

To appreciate the magnitude of differences in health status between neighborhoods in a single urban community (Hamilton, Canada)

To appreciate the inappropriateness of the health care system care for people living in critical social circumstances

To understand the impact that social factors have on the practice of clinical medicine